song cycle

As the only Song Cycle created by Beethoven, An die ferne Geliebte, OP. 98 is also the first real Song Cycle in the musical history of Europe.

《致远方的爱人》（An die ferne Geliebte，Op.98）是贝多芬创作的唯一一部声乐套曲，也是欧洲音乐史上第一部真正意义的声乐套曲。

He has also written a number of other off-Broadway musicals, a song cycle, a Cello Concerto, and other pieces.

他另外还写过许多外百老汇的音乐剧、一部组歌、一部大提琴协奏曲及其他作品。

The five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, his dizzying saga of medieval kingdoms locked in internecine warfare, total more than 5000 pages and there are two more ( very long) books to come before the cycle is complete.

《冰与火之歌》（A Song of Ice and Fire）是一部令人眼花缭乱、描绘中世纪王国间血腥混战的奇幻巨作，已完成的五部共有5000多页，再有（很长的）两部之后，该系列才会完结。